jaybird

noun

jay·​bird ˈjā-ˌbərd How to pronounce jaybird (audio)
1
: jay entry 1 sense 1
2
: jay entry 1 sense 2

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No phone, no money, spokesmen or guards, just naked as jaybirds. — John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 29 June 2017 Turns out, therefore, that a jaybird is naked only when its nether plumage has gone missing. — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2022 Haynes allegedly strolled off, naked as a jaybird, to his apartment. — Howard Cohen, miamiherald, 2 Feb. 2018 The naked as a jaybird-to-jailbird guy allegedly 'fessed up to having been boozing it up. — Barbara Hijek, Sun-Sentinel.com, 26 July 2017 From the high rack, Moyer selects various sounds — a crippled jaybird, a fox in distress — from the remote control slung around his neck. — Britta Lokting, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2024 An amateur photographer from Scotland has captured incredible pictures of two jaybirds fighting over food. — Fox News, 12 Aug. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of jaybird was in 1661

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“Jaybird.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jaybird. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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